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• HPG: Four Turkish soldiers killed in Xakurke and Çukurca 

  HPG/YJA Star guerrillas targeted Turkish military forces in Xakurke and Çukurca, leaving 4 soldiers dead.
• Co-mayor of Tuşba taken into custody 

  Although the people of Van preferred the HDP in the March 2019 local elections, the AKP regime has suspended the HDP municipalities in all ten districts and had them replaced by trustees.
• Guerrilla Demirbağ laid to rest in Nusaybin 

  The remains of guerrilla Mahmut Demirbağ, who fell martyr in the clashes in Erzincan in 2019, were taken by his family 6 months later.
• From military service to guerrillas 

  Impressed by the speech of commander Serdar, Zagros Botan fled from military service and today is a guerrilla in the mountains of Kurdistan.
• PKK fighter of 27 years, Dijwar Botan dies of heart attack 

  Dijwar Botan was an active member of the Kurdish liberation movement for 27 years. In December 2019 he died of a heart attack. The PKK calls his death a great loss for Kurdistan.
• Van people protest Erdogan: The State did not help us! 

  After the earthquake in Elazığ, Turkish President Erdogan said: "We have rebuilt Van and Erciş." Words that made the people of Van react and saying that Erdogan did nothing and only forced them to get into debt.
• Ban on actions extended for further 15 days in Hakkari 

  Hakkari Governorate extended the ban on actions and activities arbitrarily implemented in the city for another 15 days.
• Prosecutor asks prison sentence for Veli Encu and three others 

  The prosecution requested prison sentence for 4 people, including Veli Encu, who lost his relatives in the Roboskî Massacre, and ex-mayor Mehmet Demir.
• HPG: Turkey deliberately and systematically murders civilians 

  Pointing out the Turkish state’s plan to occupy South Kurdistan as a whole, HPG-BIM said the attacks against civilians were deliberate and systematic.
• Author Xelatî: Working for unity must be everyone's priority 

  "As an old Kurdish writer, I have seen many difficulties. I call on all Kurdish parties and organizations to join efforts and work for unity."
• One peshmerga killed during Turkish air strike in South Kurdistan 

  Turkish state war planes killed a peshmerga and wounded another as a result of an air strike in the Duhok region of South Kurdistan.
• HPG announces the martyrdom of a guerrilla fighter from Rojava 

  Guerrilla fighter Sinem Yusuf (DÜnya Destan) died in a Turkish air raid in Qandil in November 2019.
• Remembering legendary Yazidi commander Berxwedan Tolhildan 

  A short story about a Yazidi fighter whose family and homeland fell into the captivity of the ISIS: Berxwedan Tohildan played a decisive role in the liberation of Shengal and the founding of the Yazidi resistance units.
• HPG reports Turkish air raids in southern Kurdistan 

  The Turkish state continues its attacks against the Kurdish people and their lands in various parts of Kurdistan.
• State putting pressure on shops and trades in Van 

  After the seizure of the HDP-run municipalities in Van, thousands of Turkish liras fines were imposed on tens of tradesmen. Shopkeepers who were already in a difficult financial situation because of the economic crisis were worse off after the fines.
• PKK sends message of condolences for Ömer Çağer 

  The party's veteran militant, Ömer Çağer, lost his life on 22 January while being treated.
• Two sentenced to life imprisonment in the Sur trial 

  Four years ago the old district of Sur in Amed was destroyed by Turkish security forces. Today two residents of Sur were sentenced to life imprisonment.
• Police storm association in solidarity with prisoners’ families 

  The police stormed the office of the TUHAY-DER association and the apartments of the board members in Van today. Several board members, among them co-chairman Seyfettin Ertaş, were detained.
• Van Governorate extends ban on actions for further 15 days 

  The Governorate of Van extended the 'ban on actions and activities' that has been going on in the city since 2016 for a further 15 days.
• Footage from guerrilla action that killed 7 soldiers in Heftanin 

  Guerrillas carried out a targeted action against Turkish military elements in southern Kurdistan on January 2nd.
• HPG pays tribute to five guerrillas  

  The HPG Press Center (HPG-BIM) commemorated five guerrillas who fell martyrs during the airstrike carried out by the invading Turkish state last year in Xakurkê.
• Prisoners of the snow in Van and Hakkari 

  Snowfall in Van, Hakkari and its districts have blocked the roads of hundreds of places. Yet, despite many places been unreachable for days, trustees appointed to Van Metropolitan Municipality and other state institutions are not addressing the issue.
• Snow in Dersim causes the closure of 184 village roads 

  The roads of 184 villages have been closed because of the heavy snow in Dersim.
• HSM on Shengal attack: Turkey takes revenge for the ISIS 

  HSM Headquarters Command published a condolence message for the four Yazidi YBŞ fighters who died in a Turkish air raid on Shengal.
• Two-day workshop on Kurdish National Unity kicks off in Amed 

  The two-day workshop on National Unity has begun in Sur, Amed.